America's sweetheart dates a rebel

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It's a busy week in that roundabout of celebrity make-n-break romances. In the "started dating" couple category: Meg Ryan and John Cougar Mellencamp. Now, we know this news would be a lot juicer if it was 1989, but it's still fairly salacious stuff considering the Coug was seen cozying up with Meg just days after the news about his split with wife (and former supermodel) Elaine Irwin, pictured here with the singer in October. Click here for more on the Meg and John.

It's a busy week in that roundabout of celebrity make-n-break romances. In the "started dating" couple category: Meg Ryan and John Cougar Mellencamp. Now, we know this news would be a lot juicer if it was 1989, but it's still fairly salacious stuff considering the Coug was seen cozying up with Meg just days after the news about his split with wife (and former supermodel) Elaine Irwin, pictured here with the singer in October. Click here for more on the Meg and John. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)

It's a busy week in that roundabout of celebrity make-n-break romances. In the "started dating" couple category: Meg Ryan and John Cougar Mellencamp. Now, we know this news would be a lot juicer if it was 1989, but it's still fairly salacious stuff considering the Coug was seen cozying up with Meg just days after the news about his split with wife (and former supermodel) Elaine Irwin, pictured here with the singer in October. Click here for more on the Meg and John.